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Abundance and Distribution of Malaria Vectors in Various Aquatic Habitats and Land Use Types in Kakamega County, Highlands of Western
(Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 2021-03-01)BACKGROUND: Management of malaria transmission relies heavily on vector control. Implementation and sustenance of effective control measures require regular monitoring of malaria vector occurrences, species abundance and ... -
Titanium, Zinc, Lead, Chromium, Cadmium, Cobalt and Copper Concentrations in Vegetables Produced using Wastewater in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2021-03-02)Vegetables are rich sources of vitamins, minerals and fibres. Ingestion of vegetables contaminated with heavy metals is one of the main routes through which heavy metals enter the human body and may cause diseases. In this ... -
Traditional Medicinal Uses, Phytoconstituents, Bioactivities, and Toxicities of Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. (Fabaceae): A Systematic Review
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2021-03-04)Background. Many studies have been undertaken on the medicinal values of Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. (Fabaceae). The details, however, are highly fragmented in different journals, libraries, and other publication ... -
Food availability, accessibility and dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country survey
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-03-05)Objective: To investigate the perceived effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown measures on food availability, accessibility, dietary practices and strategies used by participants to cope with these ... -
The effect of substituents on the reactivity of dichloridotriphenylphosphinoruthenium(II) complexes: kinetic and mechanistic study.
(Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2021-03-24)The rates of substitution of chloro ligands from a series of ruthenium(II) complexes, [Ru(κ3-L)(PPh3)Cl2] (L = 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, 1; 4′-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, 2; 4,4′4″-tri-tert-butyl-2,2′:6′,2′′ ... -
The effect of substituents on the reactivity of dichloridotriphenylphosphinoruthenium(II) complexes: kinetic and mechanistic study
(JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY, 2021-03-24)The rates of substitution of chloro ligands from a series of ruthenium(II) complexes, [Ru(κ3-L)(PPh3)Cl2] (L = 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, 1; 4′-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, 2; 4,4′4″-tri-tert-butyl-2,2′:6′,2′′ ... -
Comparing Bethesda System and Richart Score in the evaluation of cervical lesions among women on contraceptives attending Machakos Level V County Hospital in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2021-03-29)Background of the study: Early detection of the precursor lesion before the invasive stage of cervical cancer prevents further damage to the neighbouring tissues and organs. Bethesda system which applies cytological ... -
Genomic profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene clusters based on profile HMMs, reveal novel therapeutic targets for clinical intervention.
(Journal of Bioinformatics and Sequence Analysis, 2021-04)Pseudomonas aeruginosa has developed antibiotic resistance, a major health concern worldwide, through different mechanisms including the formation of biofilms. Thus far, typing has been primarily assay based. However, the ... -
Coercive Isomorphism And Financial Reporting Qualities Of Listed Banks In Kenya
(Seisense Business Review, 2021-04-01)Purpose: The paper pursues to assess top management's moderating power on the association between coercive isomorphism on Financial Reporting Quality (FRQ). Design/ Methodology: Descriptive research design was adopted to ... -
Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) type 1 genetic diversity in HIV individuals on antiretrorival therapy in a cross sectional study conducted in Teso, Western Kenya
(PanAfrican Medical Journal, 2021-04-07)Introduction: high HIV-1 infection rates and genetic diversity especially in African population pose significant challenges in HIV-1 clinical management and drug design and development. HIV-1 is a major health challenge ... -
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 genetic diversity in HIV positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy in a cross-sectional study conducted in Teso, Western Kenya
(Pan Afr Med J ., 2021-04-07)Introduction: high HIV-1 infection rates and genetic diversity especially in African population pose significant challenges in HIV-1 clinical management and drug design and development. HIV-1 is a major health challenge ... -
Influence of Participative Leadership Style on Public Health Service Delivery in County Governments in the
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2021-04-11)Poor health service delivery has been linked to the devolution of health services, with some health workers walking off the job due to inadequate pay and unsafe working conditions. This research aimed at establishing the ... -
Community attitude and practice towards skin disease prevention in a rural community in Busia County
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-04-19)Background: Skin conditions were the fourth leading cause of nonfatal burden globally, expressed as years lost due to disability and eighteenth leading cause of health burden worldwide, expressed as disability adjusted ... -
Mathematical Modelling and Analysis of Corruption of Morals amongst Adolescents with Control Measures in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2021-04-21)In the present paper, we formulate a new mathematical model for the dynamics of moral corruption with comprehensive age-appropriate sexual information and provision of guidance and counselling. The population is subdivided ... -
Role of pore chemistry and topology in the heavy metal sorption by zeolites: From molecular simulation to machine learnin
(Computational Materials Science, 2021-04-23)Zeolite frameworks can provide pores that enable selective heavy metals sorption, making these materials promising for energy-efficient heavy metals capture. In the present study, the adsorption of hazardous heavy metal ... -
Anaemia Phenotypes in Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment Defaulting Adults at the Comprehensive Care Clinic at the Siaya County Teaching and Referral Hospital
(Journal of AIDS and HIV Infections, 2021-05-05)Background: Anaemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. While adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) reduces the incidence of anaemia, ... -
Utilization of Social Media Tools in Students Elections at Masinde Muliro University, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 2021-05-12)The advent of social media has brought with its new ways of communicating and interacting. Social networking sites have become quite popular in the recent past especially among the youth. They are not only being accessed ... -
Food availability, accessibility and dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country survey
(Public Health Nutrition, 2021-05-24)Objective: To investigate the perceived effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown measures on food availability, accessibility, dietary practices and strategies used by participants to cope with these ... -
Water resource management: IWRM strategies for improved water management.
(plos one, 2021-05-25)Objective The analytical study systematically reviewed the evidence about the IWRM strategy model. The study analysed the IWRM strategy, policy advances and practical implications it had, since inception on effective ... -
Insecticide resistance exerts significant fitness costs in immature stages of Anopheles gambiae in western Kenya
(Malaria Journal, 2021-06-09)Background Despite increasing documentation of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors against public health insecticides in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a paucity of information on the potential fitness costs of ...